king. that's why nobody expected this to happen. this is what things usually look like here. it's a beautiful, sunny day. but up and down this coast there is just utter devastation and people have no idea where to begin to clean up. the area is still evacuated. it's not safe to come here. conditions are harsh, there's no power, there's no running water, there's no sewage. so people who stayed are leaving. but again, just utter devastation up and down the coast. now let's send it up north to katie, my colleague in hoe boeken, new jersey. katie. >> reporter: right now we're stacked in the middle of an intersection here in hoboken. this is what it looks like for much of this square mile of a town. look down here, you can see the floodwaters are still relatively high. people are walking through these waters not even wearing boots. the mayor of this town has issued a warning to everybody, don't come in this water, this water is contaminated. much of it is sewage. you can't see it so well right n